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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

rep>>> Thunderduk - Thunderduk (1972-74 us, fine heavy guitar jamming psych with jazz elements, 2007 Footprint issue)

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Spawned from the fertile musical grounds of Cleveland, Ohio, Thunderduk was part of a local scene that included the likes of The...
Monday, June 8, 2026

rep>>> Santana - Welcome (1973 us, fusion rock masterpiece, 2023 SACD)

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The choice of “Welcome,” a John Coltrane composition from Kulu Se Mama, as the title tune of the new Santana album is a natural follow-up to...
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

rep>>> Kensington Market - Aardvark (1969 canada, great psych fusing folk with baroque, prog and jazz elements, 2008 remaster)

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By the end of the 1960s, the psychedelic-rock revolution was peaking. Dream-laced lyrics and trippy effects, including distortion,...

rep>>> Felix Pappalardi - Don't Worry Ma (1979 us, excellent amalgam of rhythm 'n' blues and classic rock, 2004 edition)

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The late 1970s were a strange time. Many of the movers and shakers of the previous decade and a half had believed the press releases, and ta...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

rep>>> Show Of Hands - Formerly Anthrax (1970 us, extraordinary prog jazz, psych rock, 2008 edition)

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The roots of San Diego jazz-rock trio Formerly Anthrax lie in the psychedelic band the National Debt, formed in 1967 by singer/gu...
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Friday, June 5, 2026

rep>>> Barry Goldberg - Two Jews Blues (1969 us, classic blues rock)

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This is one of those late-'60s collaborations where I expected the world to explode when I put it on, and felt disappointed when...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

rep>>> C.A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell (1968 us, impressive psychedelic rock with experimental prog touches, Sundazed bonus tracks edition)

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The C.A. Quintet’s Trip Thru Hell is one of the most unique LPs from the 60s. It was a small indie pressing of under 500 from the Can...
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rep>>> The Magicians - An Invitation to Cry...The Best of the Magicians (1965-67 us, fabulous jangly folk-rock to roots 'n' roll, Sundazed issue)

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Both sides of their four 1965-1967 singles on Columbia, plus five previously unissued tracks from the same period. The possibility of...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

rep>>> The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Original Lost Elektra Sessions (1964 us, pioneer blues rock blast)

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All but one of these 19 tracks were recorded in December, 1964, as Paul Butterfield Blues Band's projected first LP; the re...
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Monday, June 1, 2026

rep>>> The Smoke - The Smoke (1968 us, beautiful colorful psychedelic rock, 2010 Kismet edition)

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Michael Lloyd clearly recalls the day he decided to be in a band. Aged 12, he was surfing in Hawaii in the summer of '62 wi...